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. >>> also today, the group commissioned to investigate the sandy hook massacre meets for the first time. this morning, the sandy hook advisory commission will hear from experts who were involved in the aftermath of the columbine and virginia tech shootings. they'll be asked to make recommendations on school safety, mental health, and gun violence prevention. the group was created last month by connecticut governor dan malloy. >>> a fire forced a family of nine out of their townhouse in prince george's county. it broke out at a townhouse on empress way in bowie. chopper 4 flew over the scene. the fire burned all three floors. nobody was hurt. investigators think a problem with the chimney or fireplace caused the fire. >>> this morning we know a mother and daughter died in the house fire on manor road in falls church. this is cell phone video showing the fire burning the front of the house. neighbors say they heard an explosion, and two brief screams about 3:30 yesterday morning. the identities of the victims have not been released. we do know both victims were hearing impaired. the mothe
. >>> also today, the group commissioned to investigate the sandy hook massacre meets for the first time. this morning, the sandy hook advisory commission will hear from experts who were involved in the aftermath of the columbine and virginia tech shootings. they'll be asked to make recommendations on school safety, mental health, and gun violence prevention. the group was created last month by connecticut governor dan malloy. >>> a fire forced a family of nine out of their...
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. >>> also today, the group commissioned to investigate the sandy hook moose kerr nt-- mast meets for the first time. the sandy hook advisory commission will hear from experts who was involved in the aftermath of columbine and the virginia tech shooting. they will be asked to make recommendations on safety at schools, mental health, and gun violence prevention. the group was created a month ago by connecticut governor dan malloy. >>> it is up to the senate to decide whether congress should table the debate over raising the debt limit until spring. the house passed a bill yesterday that allows the government to continue borrowing money to pay bills without approval from congress through the middle of may. the white house supports the measure. some democrats oppose it. they say it prolong uncertainty about our economy's health. the senate could vote as soon as tomorrow. >>> this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that forced a family of nine out of their townhouse in prince george's county. the fire broke out last night on empress way in bowie. chopper 4
. >>> also today, the group commissioned to investigate the sandy hook moose kerr nt-- mast meets for the first time. the sandy hook advisory commission will hear from experts who was involved in the aftermath of columbine and the virginia tech shooting. they will be asked to make recommendations on safety at schools, mental health, and gun violence prevention. the group was created a month ago by connecticut governor dan malloy. >>> it is up to the senate to decide whether...
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we've learned the senate will vote next monday on a bill that could send billions of dollars in aid to sandy's victims. if passes, states affected could get more than $50 billion in federal aid. some fiscal conservatives could complicate things. they say the bill will add to the national debt. they want spending cuts in other places to offset that relief package. >>> you can expect fewer filibusters in the senate. democrats and republicans reached an agreement wred to curb their use of that delay tactic. the rule changes reduce the number of times minority parties can use filibusters. in return, they have to allow two minority amendments on bills. >>> it is now 6:36. 23 degrees out there. we have breaking news. a deadly shootingment a woman gunned down. we're talking with police. an update on the scene ahead. >>> more snow is inching ever closer to our area. >> that's not good news for a lot of people waking up to roads that look like this one. a sheet of slick snow and ice. we're looking for the problem spots that await you. >>> you remember this wild video? not really wild, i guess. it's rea
we've learned the senate will vote next monday on a bill that could send billions of dollars in aid to sandy's victims. if passes, states affected could get more than $50 billion in federal aid. some fiscal conservatives could complicate things. they say the bill will add to the national debt. they want spending cuts in other places to offset that relief package. >>> you can expect fewer filibusters in the senate. democrats and republicans reached an agreement wred to curb their use of...
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sandy hook alimentary has moved. lot of teachers have not come back or students have not returned but therein is a safe board and in one third grade class it is monkey and he will yell it out if he is in a conversation for the third graders talking about what he saw that day and the book in the shooter's i. that is what happened today ended committees that deal with the mass atrocities. not just the family is that agreed with the grief that washes over then in the weeks and months afterwards. kids would be alive today. that this was in place december 14 of last year. widely know that? the data tells us, despite the gun lobby, the first web been banned even with the warts worked. within nine years there was a two-thirds drop of crimes committed with assault weapon did overall drop of gun violence across the country by 7%. 40 percent of the mass shootings and 40% in the history have happened since that assault weapons expired. more kids would be alive today if this law was on the books we know what the numbers tell us
sandy hook alimentary has moved. lot of teachers have not come back or students have not returned but therein is a safe board and in one third grade class it is monkey and he will yell it out if he is in a conversation for the third graders talking about what he saw that day and the book in the shooter's i. that is what happened today ended committees that deal with the mass atrocities. not just the family is that agreed with the grief that washes over then in the weeks and months afterwards....
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senate is poised to vote next week on a bill sending billions of dollars of aid to victims of superstorm sandy. victims could receive more than $50 billion in federal aid if it passes. president obama says he'll sign the measure which has already passed in the house. some fiscal conservatives could complicate things, saying the bill would add to the national debt. they want spending cuts in other places to offset the money in the package. >>> incredible pictures of a dramatic rescue in australia this morning. a 14-year-old boy was caught in raging floodwaters clinging to a tree. a rescuer was able to get to the boy and after struggling against the current, get him back to safety. there have been more than 20 swift water rescues in queensland. torrential rain caused heavy flooding and cut off roads including highways. >>> baseball fans are saying final goodbyes to a st. louis legend. hundreds of cardinals fans waited in line outside you a church in the city to pay respect to stan the man musial. he passed away saturday at his home in the the age of 92. he spent all 22 years of his career with t
senate is poised to vote next week on a bill sending billions of dollars of aid to victims of superstorm sandy. victims could receive more than $50 billion in federal aid if it passes. president obama says he'll sign the measure which has already passed in the house. some fiscal conservatives could complicate things, saying the bill would add to the national debt. they want spending cuts in other places to offset the money in the package. >>> incredible pictures of a dramatic rescue in...
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the national cathedral, reverend gary hall, will talk about stopping gun violence in the wake of the sandy tragedy. the forum follows the services. and five people are recovering from accidental shootings at three separate gun shows. incidents in ohio, north carolina and indiana. victims in each case were taken to the hospital. >>> it's not just the inauguration people are celebrating today. it's also martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. >> happening in a few hours, a ceremony to honor king. >>> and then chances of rain good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >>> extra security personnel are on their way to d.c. to help with the inauguration. 120 iowa national guard soldiers headed a bus headed to d.c. yesterday and they will help with crowd control, and loca
the national cathedral, reverend gary hall, will talk about stopping gun violence in the wake of the sandy tragedy. the forum follows the services. and five people are recovering from accidental shootings at three separate gun shows. incidents in ohio, north carolina and indiana. victims in each case were taken to the hospital. >>> it's not just the inauguration people are celebrating today. it's also martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. >> happening in a few hours, a ceremony...
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we were affected by sandy. not tremendously, thank god, not like other families, but we did, we had our basement flood, couldn't get a hot water heater, and i just literally let myself go. we were going out to eat every day, you know, just whatever doesn't need to be refrigerated, so we were eating chips and bread, then i went on a trip right away. as soon as the storm kind of settled i was overseas for three weeks, eating fried rice and noodles. that's what i eat when i go overseas. i'm always on some sort of diet. i'll have no carbs for a week, two weeks, then the third week i'm eating an entire bread basket. not just a piece, the entire basket. i'm hoping to learn a new way of life, and in the process get a hot new body. >> yelena, i feel you. i feel every single thing you said. >> hot new body, here we come. >> all right, you ready? >> i am. >> climb aboard. >> last one, here we go. >> get on the train. 145. good girl. all righty. >> we're going to bring out kathie lee's team, too. >> team kathie lee! >> go
we were affected by sandy. not tremendously, thank god, not like other families, but we did, we had our basement flood, couldn't get a hot water heater, and i just literally let myself go. we were going out to eat every day, you know, just whatever doesn't need to be refrigerated, so we were eating chips and bread, then i went on a trip right away. as soon as the storm kind of settled i was overseas for three weeks, eating fried rice and noodles. that's what i eat when i go overseas. i'm always...
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turns out this escalator suddenly reversed when dozens of people were on it as a result of hurricane sandy. the port authority of new york and new jersey said it sustained damage back during noflooding. >>> a firefighter trying to rescue people if a burning building in russia. he was climbing the ladder when a huge mound of snow and ice fell off the building sending the firefighter down the ladder much the man somehow managed to hold on as his fellow firemen rushed to help him. officials say the firefighter was not hurt. >> snowstorm hid the mid-atlantic yesterday. these are from norton, virginia, roanoke area. working to clear streets. you can see the snow piled up to the side of the roads there. still covering some streets. they got, i think, and tom will confirm this. i think they got upwards of 12 inches of snow this that part of the state. >> yeah, indeed. southwestern virginia. that was the area that got the heaviest snows. there were some locations on the north carolina border. they got 14 inches of snow there. now, as we take a look at what has been happening, this is the way it lo
turns out this escalator suddenly reversed when dozens of people were on it as a result of hurricane sandy. the port authority of new york and new jersey said it sustained damage back during noflooding. >>> a firefighter trying to rescue people if a burning building in russia. he was climbing the ladder when a huge mound of snow and ice fell off the building sending the firefighter down the ladder much the man somehow managed to hold on as his fellow firemen rushed to help him....
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. >>> next week a vote in the senate sends billions of aid dollars to victims superstorm sandy or not. president obama already said he'll sign the bill. others say it will add to the national debt. >>> there is a new bill in congress this morning making the district of columbia the nation's 51st state. delaware senator tom carper and three others are sponsoring a bill giving d.c. full statehood. it's not expected to pass. but many say it's a promising sign that support for statehood is at least growing. delegate eleanor holmes -- it would name d.c. the new columbia ziefrm a bill allowing gay marriage in rhode island after a landslide approval in the house of representatives, it faces uncertainty in the rhode island state senate which has voted down every same-sex marriage bill since 1997. rhode island is the only state in new england to not allow same-sex marriages. it's currently legal in nine states plus d.c. >> a lawyer is suing one of d.c.'s most prominent law firms. she says they fired her for taking time off to adopt a child. pamela levinson filed that gender discrimination suit
. >>> next week a vote in the senate sends billions of aid dollars to victims superstorm sandy or not. president obama already said he'll sign the bill. others say it will add to the national debt. >>> there is a new bill in congress this morning making the district of columbia the nation's 51st state. delaware senator tom carper and three others are sponsoring a bill giving d.c. full statehood. it's not expected to pass. but many say it's a promising sign that support for...
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traumas and when asked about it, he said this is what i do when you think about newtown, hurricane sandy and military families who have lost loved ones in iraq and afghanistan, it is a major part of this job and it's not an easy part of it. >> reporter: i think that's exactly right. you see the president and first lady as they get into, again, what we call the beast. just across from us, the adams hotel. on the roof of the hotel some staff members are up there. that's who the president was waving to, everyone trying to crane to get the best opportunity they can to see what's taking place there. we pan the camera back around and you can see the vice president waving to individuals alongside his wife, dr. jill biden. they will head over to the white house again today. there's a thumb's up from vice president joe biden as he looks up to the individuals watching here as well. really struck by this moment as you see, the vehicles out front. this is a tradition that has dated back for decades, of course. president obama attending church here far less often than some of his predecessors only a
traumas and when asked about it, he said this is what i do when you think about newtown, hurricane sandy and military families who have lost loved ones in iraq and afghanistan, it is a major part of this job and it's not an easy part of it. >> reporter: i think that's exactly right. you see the president and first lady as they get into, again, what we call the beast. just across from us, the adams hotel. on the roof of the hotel some staff members are up there. that's who the president...
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the cab commission instituted a similar surcharge during hurricane sandy and tried to use one during the nationals playoffs game. that was pulled back. a lot were upset about that. >> d-dot is providing bike corrals for capitol bike share near the department of agriculture on independence avenue and regular bike parking on 16th and i streets in northwest. d-dot says that area will be able to handle hundreds of bikes. might be an option. >> as crowds head to the national mall to see the ceremony, a lot of others are trying to snag a good spot along the parade route. >> along pennsylvania avenue from the capitol building to the white house. the parade should start at 2:30. shortly after the inauguration luncheon. as for the floats, you'll see hawaii and illinois represented for president obama and the first lady and for vice president biden, delaware and pennsylvania, his birth state. our people, our future. >> lots of groups marching. but only eight floats and the ones designated by the inaugural committee. president obama doesn't have time to bask in the ceremony. he has several issu
the cab commission instituted a similar surcharge during hurricane sandy and tried to use one during the nationals playoffs game. that was pulled back. a lot were upset about that. >> d-dot is providing bike corrals for capitol bike share near the department of agriculture on independence avenue and regular bike parking on 16th and i streets in northwest. d-dot says that area will be able to handle hundreds of bikes. might be an option. >> as crowds head to the national mall to see...
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a few hurricanes and sandy was a hurricane for a while and whatever you call but called it afterwards is an interesting debate or go we are talking about manhattan. i want you to think about this. people are talking about sea level rises in inches and maybe a foot over decades. sande produced storm surges of three to four meters or over 12 feet in one of the most densely populated areas in the united states. and everybody says, i didn't think was going to happen. i'm like well i have got pictures in the 30s when they were flooding the subways that then. it just doesn't happen very frequently. we have hospitals and all of their imaging equipment in the basements. it makes since when he don't deal with storms every year. it's much easier to shield antiwar statistically isolated and it's a great to put that type of equipment. now if you were getting hurricanes every five or six years she would not have built it there but you haven't had a storm system. it made perfect since when you did it. we are not going to rebuild it this way so this is the last part from the science perspective. her
a few hurricanes and sandy was a hurricane for a while and whatever you call but called it afterwards is an interesting debate or go we are talking about manhattan. i want you to think about this. people are talking about sea level rises in inches and maybe a foot over decades. sande produced storm surges of three to four meters or over 12 feet in one of the most densely populated areas in the united states. and everybody says, i didn't think was going to happen. i'm like well i have got...
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asked vice president biden to the special task force to develop responses to the tragedy that not only sandy hook elementary school, the daily tragedies all across america. the nation's mayors and vice president biden have stood together for many, many years in support of public safety. after all, who has been senator joe biden who champions the crime bill, which established the cops program and included the ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines as congress unfortunately allowed to expire. yesterday was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a strong, comprehensive package of legislative and regulatory reforms needed to respond to the ongoing gun violence than americans did these and suburbs. every day america's mayors see the carnage caused by illegal guns on assault weapons that have no place on our nation's streets. working with president obama, vice president wright and the congress, we will make sure changes needed to protect our children are made. these and gentlemen of the u.s. conference of mayors, please join
asked vice president biden to the special task force to develop responses to the tragedy that not only sandy hook elementary school, the daily tragedies all across america. the nation's mayors and vice president biden have stood together for many, many years in support of public safety. after all, who has been senator joe biden who champions the crime bill, which established the cops program and included the ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines as congress unfortunately allowed...
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the cab commission instituted a similar surcharge during hurricane sandy and ride to use one during the nationals playoffs games but that was later pulled back. riding your bike could be an easy way get to the mall today. d-dot providing bike corrals at the fair get square and independence avenue. there will be regular bike parking on 16th and i streets in northwest. d-dot says that area will be able to handle hundreds of wiex. >>> a new hairdo apparently for the first lady. >> it appears she has the president's support on this one. in case you haven't seen her in recent days, she now has bangs. like any good husband, the president was sure to rave about her hair at the reception at the national building museum. >> i love michelle obama. and to address the most significant event of this weekend, i love her bangs. >> smart man. she always does look good. the first lady then returned the favor and called the president handsome and charming. all the love to go around. >> absolutely. >> president obama isn't just the only one with some issues to tackle this second term around. >> first lady
the cab commission instituted a similar surcharge during hurricane sandy and ride to use one during the nationals playoffs games but that was later pulled back. riding your bike could be an easy way get to the mall today. d-dot providing bike corrals at the fair get square and independence avenue. there will be regular bike parking on 16th and i streets in northwest. d-dot says that area will be able to handle hundreds of wiex. >>> a new hairdo apparently for the first lady. >>...
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staten island relief centers from superstorm sandy are now heating centers. >> my fingers felt like they would fall right off, it is that cold. >> reporter: but for some tourist, a chance for a moment frozen in time. for many, it's that teeth chattering uncomfortable cold. for others, it's been far worse. so far, several deaths are being blamed on this frigid cold snap, matt. >> craig melvin, thank you very much. mr. roker, the question is how long will this last? >> bundle up for the the weeken. it will take that long to warm things up. here's what we got for high temperatures today. we're looking at 12 in buffalo, 23 in cincinnati. jetstream is way to the south. good news, by monday, that jet stream moves up to the north, so temperatures start to moderate. instead of 7 in bangor, washington 42, 44 in cincinnati and 35 in buffalo. before we get to that, we have an icy mix that's going to make its way across the spine of the appalachians into the midwest and also the northeast later today. >> 42 is looking like a heat wave compared to what we've seen. >>> natalie has a check of the other
staten island relief centers from superstorm sandy are now heating centers. >> my fingers felt like they would fall right off, it is that cold. >> reporter: but for some tourist, a chance for a moment frozen in time. for many, it's that teeth chattering uncomfortable cold. for others, it's been far worse. so far, several deaths are being blamed on this frigid cold snap, matt. >> craig melvin, thank you very much. mr. roker, the question is how long will this last? >>...
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and many of you are helping to lead efforts to heed, and to honor, the lessons of sandy hook elementary school? and the realization that unacceptable levels of gun violence plague our cities and towns every day. this unspeakable tragedy, and the individual tragedies that take place on your streets all too often and all too often unnoticed, stand as stark reminders of our shared responsibility to address not just the epidemic of gun-related crimes, and the ongoing need for vigorous enforcement of our laws but also the underlying conditions that give rise to gun violence. throughout our history, the overwhelming majority of american gun owners have been responsible, law-abiding citizens. yet we've repeatedly seen -- in the most tragic ways -- how easy it can be for dangerous people to acquire, and wreak havoc with, deadly weapons. although there's no single solution that can bring a decisive end to this senseless violence, it's incumbent upon each of us to try. and it's time to consider what common-sense steps we can take together -- to save lives. this means doing everything we can to se
and many of you are helping to lead efforts to heed, and to honor, the lessons of sandy hook elementary school? and the realization that unacceptable levels of gun violence plague our cities and towns every day. this unspeakable tragedy, and the individual tragedies that take place on your streets all too often and all too often unnoticed, stand as stark reminders of our shared responsibility to address not just the epidemic of gun-related crimes, and the ongoing need for vigorous enforcement...
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the safety plan is in response to the deadly shootings at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, last month. >>> ed lee taking steps to make sure 49er fans don't get out of control on the night of the super bowl. city officials are hoping to avoid a repeat of this. the violence and vandalism that took place after the giants wrapped up that world series victory last year. very ugly in some places. lee says city officials will meet with small businesses to try to discuss new ideas. the mayor also warning bars to be careful how much alcohol they are serving and he says they may ask bars to stop selling alcohol at the end of the game. several streets will be closed off to cars and police will be out in force. >>> oakland's coliseum about to get louder and dirtier because the best motocross racers are about to come to town. we have bob redell with a look at what to expect at this weekend's race. not on a bike just yet, huh, bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. you can see how loud it is. i don't think so. i'm not going to get on a bike. you can see just how loud and dirty th
the safety plan is in response to the deadly shootings at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, last month. >>> ed lee taking steps to make sure 49er fans don't get out of control on the night of the super bowl. city officials are hoping to avoid a repeat of this. the violence and vandalism that took place after the giants wrapped up that world series victory last year. very ugly in some places. lee says city officials will meet with small businesses to try to discuss...
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we know about hurricane sandy, anybody has an estimate of what the drought of 2012 has cost us so far? the issue is within agriculture alone, the estimate from usda to date is almost $50 billion within agriculture alone. what ends up happening, and don and others could tell you from work done by the national drought mitigation center, is when we ask, well, where are those impacts coming from, the agricultural impacts constituted about 25% of the total number of of reported impacts that we had seen. water resources, energy, wildfire. and one of the things you order in the last discussion and in this one that is the underappreciated aspect of the impacts of drought and air ridty, the loss of ecosystem sources as they support and supply tourism, recreation, clean water and clear air. we do not have any sense of what the costs of those multiple impacts are. we know a bit about the insured impacts from agriculture, but so, therefore, what needs to be considered? the indicators, as margaret is saying, about how people are economically impacted, but as critically how they're socially impacte
we know about hurricane sandy, anybody has an estimate of what the drought of 2012 has cost us so far? the issue is within agriculture alone, the estimate from usda to date is almost $50 billion within agriculture alone. what ends up happening, and don and others could tell you from work done by the national drought mitigation center, is when we ask, well, where are those impacts coming from, the agricultural impacts constituted about 25% of the total number of of reported impacts that we had...
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there was an assault weapons ban in effect in connecticut where the sandy hook murders occurred. california has bans on large capacity magazines, there is no effect there. chicago has some of the harshest gun laws and there is high violence there. there are shocking gaps in our mental health system that could help keep firearms out of the hands of the dangerously mentally ill. like our privacy laws or access to the adult mentally ill but none of the laws that the president proposed would be a solution. it might make the people in the media cheerleaders and make them feel good about themselves but it would not solve the problem to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals. >> we have about a minute. there's this new obama term and a lot of a people thill america is changing going in the way of social democracy. the sun is setting on us. you remember that old thing from revolutionary days. here's a question, touchy feely. how co you feel about the future? >> i feel great about the future. i always have and i think i always will. >> you are an american. >> yes. anyone who thinks t
there was an assault weapons ban in effect in connecticut where the sandy hook murders occurred. california has bans on large capacity magazines, there is no effect there. chicago has some of the harshest gun laws and there is high violence there. there are shocking gaps in our mental health system that could help keep firearms out of the hands of the dangerously mentally ill. like our privacy laws or access to the adult mentally ill but none of the laws that the president proposed would be a...